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What Could Possibly Be Cooler Than RoboBee? RoboBee X-Wing

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

They used to call it RoboBeeβ€”a flying machine half the size of a paperclip that could flap its pair of wings 120 times a second. It was always tethered to a power source, limiting its freedom. Now, though, RoboBee becomes RoboBee X-Wing, as Harvard researchers have added solar cells and an extra pair of wings, freeing the robot to blast off to a galaxy far, far away. Or at least partway across the room, as it can only sustain flight for half a second at the moment, and only indoors.

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